Sad-iron waxer.



L. WILL. BAD mom WAXBR. AYPLIOATIOK IIL-ED AUG. 3. 190B.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Ina/anion 04% M UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS WILL, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILL & BAUMERCOMPANY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION.

SAD-IRON WAXER.

To all whom it may concern:

1 Be it known that I, LoUIs WILL, of Syracuse, in the county ofOnondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovementsin Sad-Iron VVaxers, of which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to certain improvements in sad iron waxerscomprising a shield adapted to fit over and upon the top of the wax anda suitable handle having a stem adapted to be inserted into said wax,whereby the latter may be conveniently handled without liability ofsoiling or discoloring the same by contact with the fingers or portionsof the hand, and at the same time preventing excessive waste andpermitting the wax to be more easily and conveniently applied to theiron.

These iron waxers are usually molded in comparatively conical or semispherical forms adapted to be applied to sad irons during the process ofironing to prevent the iron from sticking to the fabric.

The primary object, therefore, is to provide means whereby the wax maybe conveniently handled or manipulated without liability of directcontact with the hands, and at the same time affording means forretaining the form of the wax as originally molded for this use.

Further objects and uses will appear in the following description.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is an elevation partly in section of an ironwaxer e uipped' with my improved protection-shie d and handle. Fig. 2 isa perspective view of the detached shield.

The iron waxer is provided with a piece of wax a usually made in conicalor substantially semi-spherical form and is provided with a fabriccovering 1 of cheesecloth or similar comparatively thin porous materialextending across the bottom upwardly around the sides to a point inproximity to the top, to assist in retaining the form of the wax, and toprevent undue waste thereof and at the same time protecting in a measurethe wax against contact with the hand. This covering however, is foundto be Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 3, 1908.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Serial No. 446,763.

insufficient for the protection of the wax against perspiration ordiscoloring by the hand, and I therefore provide a shield 2 of pa er,pasteboard, or other similar cheap flexib e material of substantiallythe same conical form and size as the upper portion of the cone uponwhich it is adapted to closely fit. This shield, 2 covers the top of thewax body, a and fits snugly against the upper portion of the fabriccovering 1 thereby aiding in retaining said fabric covering in place andalso protecting the upper portion of the body against direct contactwith the hands, although the lower edge of the shield terminates somedistance above the bottom of the wax body to permit its applieation tothe iron without contact with the shield.

The top of the wax body, a, and also the shield 2 are provided withsubstantially central apertures 3 and 4 registering with each other andinto which is inserted the stem 5 of the handle 6 thereby aflording aconvenient means for handling or manipulating the wax body for applyingit to the surface of the sad iron.

What I claim is:

1. In combination with a conical wax body, a fabric covering extendingacross the bottom and around portion of the sides of the wax body, and aconical shield capping with a wedging fit the apex of the wax body andsides of the fabric covering.

2. In combination with a wax body, a fabric covering extending acrossthe bottom and around portion of the sides of the wax body, and aconical shield capping the upper portion of the wax body and engagingthe upper portion of the fabric covering, said shield and wax bodyhaving central apertures in their upper sides, and the handle having astem inserted into said apertures whereby the wax body with the shieldthereon may be manipulated.

In witness whereof I, have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of June,1908.

LOUIS WILL.

Witnesses:

H. E. CHAsE, CAROLINE MoCoRMAoK.

